Companies

A1 Belarus, originally known as JV LLC Mobile digital communication, is the largest private telecom, ICT and content service provider operating in Belarus. The company began commercial operations on 16 April 1999, making it the first GSM carrier in the country. By the summer of 2000, all regional cities of Belarus had been connected to the network. In 2007, mobile communications became available to 100% of Belarus's urban population. Ownership of A1 Belarus transitioned to A1 Telekom Austria Group in November 2007, following the acquisition of 70% of shares. The remaining 30% of shares were...

Bell Mobility Inc., a division of Bell Canada, is a Canadian wireless network operator offering wireless services across the country. The company, founded in 1986, has a customer base of over 10 million subscribers, making it the third-largest wireless carrier in Canada. The company also owns Virgin Mobile Canada and Loblaws prepaid PC Telecom, which operate as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) on the Bell Mobility network. Bell Mobility assumed responsibility for the former Aliant wireless operations in Atlantic Canada in 2006, and rebranded it as Bell in 2008. In 2017, Bell acquired...

Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company headquartered in New Delhi. The company was founded by Sunil Mittal in 1984. Initially, Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) was involved in the assembly of push-button phones in collaboration with Siemens AG of Germany. In 1992, Bharti successfully bid for one of the four mobile phone network licenses auctioned in India, launching services under the brand name AirTel in 1995.

Bharti Airtel is currently the second-largest mobile network operator in India and the second-largest globally. The...

Bite Latvia is a telecommunications company operating in Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Lithuanian telecommunications conglomerate, Bitė Group. The company was established in Latvia in 2005, following the extension of Bitė Group's Partner Network Agreement with Vodafone to its Latvian service in 2006. Bitė Group is currently owned by Providence Equity Partners, an American global private equity firm, which acquired the group from Mid Europa Partners in 2016. Prior to this, Bitė Group was owned by TDC, a Danish telecommunications company, until 2007.

Bite Lietuva is a telecommunications company operating in Lithuania. The company was established in 1995, becoming the second to offer mobile telephony in the country. Over the years, the company has expanded its service offerings, launching EDGE services in 2004, HSDPA services in 2006, and LTE-A service in 2014. The company has undergone multiple ownership changes since its inception. Originally owned by TDC in Denmark until 2007, it was then acquired by Mid Europa Partners, who held ownership until 2016. Since 2016, Bite Lietuva has been owned by Providence Equity Partners.

Bitel, a telecommunications operator in Peru, was established in 2011 as a subsidiary of the Vietnamese military-run Viettel Group. It began operations in October 2014 under the Bitel brand, marking Viettel's first international venture in a country wealthier than Vietnam. Bitel quickly positioned itself as a major player in the Peruvian telecommunications market by leveraging Viettel's extensive experience in building robust network infrastructures. The company was noted for its aggressive expansion strategy, which included skipping 2G technology and directly implementing 3G and 4G networks...

Blackhawk Antennas are a quality antenna supplier based in Australia. Primarily supplying equipment to improve cellular mobile network performance, Blackhawk equipment represents a best-in-class solution which carefully balances economics with RF performance. Blackhawk Antennas supply premium grade mobile bandwidth suitable (3G, 4G, 4GX, 5G), quality tested, ruggedised antennas ideal for all types of environments to improve mobile coverage.

The brand is part of the Powertec group of companies.

Blueline is a prominent telecommunications company that operates within the boundaries of Madagascar. Established in 1999, the company has positioned itself as a significant player in the country's telecommunications sector. Blueline is a subsidiary of the Groupe Filatex, a leading business conglomerate based in Madagascar with diverse interests ranging from real estate to energy production.

BlueSky Communications is a key telecommunications provider in American Samoa. The company was established in 1999, with a principal focus on offering a wide range of communication services to the local population. BlueSky Communications is owned by Amper SA, a Spanish telecommunications company, which acquired the company in 2016. Bluesky operates the only submarine fibre optic cable connecting Samoa and American Samoa to Hawaii.

Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) is a provider of telecommunications and Internet services in the Kingdom of Bhutan. In addition to fixed line services, the company provides mobile services under its flagship brand B-Mobile, and Internet services under the brand name of DrukNet.

BTL came into existence on 1 July 2000 as a fully state-owned company, following partial privatisation of the Department of Telecommunications which has a history dating back to 1970. The first rudimentary works in building a telecommunication network in the country was taken up in 1963 to aid development works of the First...

Bmobile Solomon Islands is a telecommunications company that operates within the Solomon Islands. The company, established in August 2010, provides a range of communication services including mobile and internet services. A partnership deal was struck between Bmobile and Vodafone in July 2014 to expand the network's products and services, however the partnership ended in August 2019 and the company was rebranded from Bmobile-Vodafone to simply Bmobile.

bmobile Trinidad & Tobago, a telecommunications company, operates as a division of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT). The company was initially launched as the mobile division of TSTT and has undergone several re-brandings, eventually adopting the bmobile name. It launched its Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) network in 1991, which was later decommissioned in 2006. In 2002, bmobile introduced its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network.

The company further expanded its services in 2007 by launching data services on a Code Division Multiple Access...

Bouygues Telecom is a French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group. The company is the third oldest mobile network operator in France, with its headquarters located at the border of Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux near the River Seine. The French government authorised Bouygues Telecom to build and operate France's third GSM mobile phone network on 4 December 1994, and the company commercially launched its network on 30 May 1996. To offset initial weaker coverage compared to Orange and SFR, Bouygues Telecom introduced several innovations, including...

Broadband Propagation designs and manufactures a broad range of antennas, supplying commercial, military, and scientific research organisations worldwide. The company has been in operation since 1990 and entered the antenna market with a number of original and ground breaking HF broadband antenna designs which offered HF users compact, efficient, light-weight, and durable antennas using materials not seen before in the market.

So successful are these designs that all Australian transceiver manufacturers including BARRETT and CODAN use and promote them as a major part of their antenna product...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is a state-owned telecommunications company in India, wholly owned by the Government of India. It was established on 15th September 2000, although its roots trace back to the 19th century when it was part of the Postal and Telegraph department. BSNL was formed by the corporatisation of the Department of Telecom Services and the Department of Telecom Operations. The company has played a significant role in providing telecom services across India, with a vision to be a leading telecom service provider both nationally and globally. BSNL has been pivotal in...

BTC Bahamas, also known as the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, is the primary telecommunications provider in the Bahamas, offering telephone, internet and wireless services. It was incorporated in 1966 as a quasi-governmental corporation, initially known as Batelco, and transitioned to the initialism BTC in 2002. The company is partly owned by the Government of the Bahamas and Cable & Wireless Communications, with a share structure of 49% economic shares/49% voting shares and 49% economic shares/51% voting shares respectively. The remaining 2% economic shares are held in a national trust...

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider that was established in 1980. The corporation is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana and was initially a government entity. BTC was responsible for the development, operation, and management of Botswana's national and international telecommunications services. The Botswana government holds 100% equity in the company, making it a parastatal organisation. In 1996, an amendment of the BTC Act allowed indirect competition from two cellular companies, Mascom and Orange Botswana, ending BTC's...

A1 Bulgaria, previously known as Mtel or Mobiltel, is a telecommunications company operating in Bulgaria. It was founded in March 1994 and launched commercially in September 1995 under the brand name Citron. The company saw significant growth after the introduction of prepayment sim cards in 2001, increasing its customer base dramatically. In July 2005, A1 Telekom Austria Group acquired the company, marking one of the largest foreign investments in Austria. The company has been a pioneer in the Bulgarian telecommunications sector, being the first to offer services such as EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA...

Byol (별) (translated as Star) is the second largest mobile carrier operating in North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea). The wholly government-owned company began offering mobile services in July 2015 and is said to be previously operating as a local ISP. Due to the complete restriction on internet and phone services very little is known about the operation of the network.

Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (C&W) is a full service communications and entertainment provider, operating in the Caribbean and Latin America. With annual sales of over $2.4bn, it operates both mobile and fixed networks, supported by submarine and terrestrial optical fibre backhaul capacity. Through the acquisition of Columbus International Inc. on 31 March 2015, C&W now delivers superior high-speed mobile data, broadband and video services. It has leading market positions in Mobile, Fixed Line, Broadband and Video consumer offers.

Through its business division, C&W provides data...